The British Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra

Analysis

The British Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The British Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra reported income of £29k and spending of £26k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9,000 to £29k (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The British Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Waltham Village Hall (£29k), Corfu Arts Foundation (£29k) and Quayside Youth Centre (£29k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.